6.86 – Methods for obtaining an absentee ballot.
6.86 Methods for obtaining an absentee ballot. (1) (a) Any elector of a municipality who is registered to vote whenever required and who qualifies under ss. 6.20 and 6.85 as an absent elector may make written application to the municipal clerk of that municipality for an official ballot by one of the following methods: 1. […]
6.865 – Federal absentee ballots.
6.865 Federal absentee ballots. (1) In this section, “military elector” has the meaning given under s. 6.34 (1). (2) A federal postcard registration and absentee ballot request form may be used to apply for an absentee ballot under s. 6.86 (1) if the form is completed in such manner that the municipal clerk or board […]
6.869 – Uniform instructions.
6.869 Uniform instructions. The commission shall prescribe uniform instructions for municipalities to provide to absentee electors. The instructions shall include the specific means of electronic communication that an absentee elector may use to file an application for an absentee ballot and, if the absentee elector is required to register, to request a registration form or […]
6.87 – Absent voting procedure.
6.87 Absent voting procedure. (1) Upon proper request made within the period prescribed in s. 6.86, the municipal clerk or a deputy clerk authorized by the municipal clerk shall write on the official ballot, in the space for official endorsement, the clerk’s initials and official title. Unless application is made in person under s. 6.86 […]
6.875 – Absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes.
6.875 Absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes. (1) In this section: (ab) “Adult family home” means a facility that is certified or licensed to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 or 50.033. (ae) “Community-based residential facility” has the meaning given in s. 50.01 (1g), except that the term […]
6.88 – Voting and recording the absentee ballot.
6.88 Voting and recording the absentee ballot. (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk, or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it, unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official title of the […]
6.89 – Absent electors list public.
6.89 Absent electors list public. The municipal clerk shall keep a list of all electors who make application for an absent elector’s ballot and who have voted under the absent elector provisions giving the name, address and date of application. The list shall be open to public inspection.
6.84 – Construction.
6.84 Construction. (1) Legislative policy. The legislature finds that voting is a constitutional right, the vigorous exercise of which should be strongly encouraged. In contrast, voting by absentee ballot is a privilege exercised wholly outside the traditional safeguards of the polling place. The legislature finds that the privilege of voting by absentee ballot must be […]
6.85 – Absent elector; definition.
6.85 Absent elector; definition. (1) An absent elector is any otherwise qualified elector who for any reason is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in his or her ward or election district. (2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this state by moving to a different ward or municipality later […]
6.855 – Alternate absentee ballot site.
6.855 Alternate absentee ballot site. (1) The governing body of a municipality may elect to designate a site other than the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners as the location from which electors of the municipality may request and vote absentee ballots and to which voted absentee ballots shall be returned […]